Why cannot the natural man receive the things of the Spirit?

Answer

"But the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither
can he know because they are spiritually discerned." 1 Cor. 2: 14.

What is Christ's relation to this faith?
What is the very life of the Spirit?
From what is He able to keep us?
How has God revealed to us the hidden things of the kingdom?
What did Christ state as a condition of entering into life?
How is the church of the last days described?
What will be the difference between the portion of the righteous and the wicked?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle